Treatment for Sex Offenders
There is No Effective Treatment for Sex Offenders
An offender may start off by looking at child pornography on the computer. Participate in forums with other sickos that explain the best places to see children and how to blend into the crowd. The offender will start to covert a neighbors, maybe start to take their own pictures of children and then digitally alter these pictures and post them on the Internet. At some point the offender will move on to fondling a child deriving pleasure from the child's body and destruction of the child's soul. Most if not all offenders will have many many victims before they are caught. Often the offenders will not be prosecuted. It is very difficult to prosecute these cases.
The victim child has been traumatized,often being told and believing that they are the one at fault. The offender will tell their victims that if anyone finds out that they will not be believed, that the offender will kill the child's pet or family. Children do not make for good witnesses. They do not have the same sense of time as adults. They may disassociate themselves with the act so they cannot tell anyone where it occurred, the time of day or how often. Defense attorney's know these weaknesses and exploit them. Very rarely is there physical evidence to link the offender to the victim.
Due to the difficulty of prosecuting these cases often a plea deal is offered. Instead of being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a minor an offender may plead guilty to a simple misdemeanor and be sentenced to probation some confidential counseling and not have to register as a sex offender.
Since there are no successful treatments for sex offenders the only treatment they should receive is to be put in jail for the rest of their lives. Every time they offend they destroy another life another family. Some will tell you that these individuals can be treated and cured. They are lying to you. All of the respectable research states that there is NO effective treatment. I do not know if the offenders are incorrectly wired or if they were a victim themselves but they cannot be fixed so we as a society must step in and insist they be taken out of society for the rest of their lives that is the only responsible treatment.
Published by Kate OLeary
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9 Comments
Post a Comment1. Studies have consistently shown that former sex offenders have a far lower rate of re-offending than any other crime type. Of those few former sex offenders who do recidivate, the majority are convicted of NON-sexual offenses.
2. The current pardon system works: the vast majority of those who are pardoned never reoffend Thus, "automatic denial of pardons to sex offenders would unnecessarily curtail the liberties of the many ex-offenders who remain crime-free". (http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/cor/sum/cprs200003-eng.aspx)
3. Denying offenders the opportunity to eventually reintegrate into society may increase recidivism rates- thus making society LESS safe.
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Having followed the discussion between Mr. D'Ceasar and Kate OLeary, I'll make two comments. One: the USDOJ report of sex offender recidivism is verified by 26 (and counting) individual states reporting on sex offender recidivism. Two, unlike Mr. D'Ceasar, I cannot respect your point of view. I understand that your years of dealing professionally with the horrific effects of childhood sexual abuse victims has had an effect on you. I cannot how anyone, seeing that, would not research factual information outside the narrow scope of their own experience so as to determine the most effective means for remedying this affliction on society. You and others like you are responsible for mire of ineffective and wasteful laws that have done nothing to reduce the suffering of children. You can delete this if you want, but know that I am writing a series of article that refute every claim you have made and I will name you in some references. Your hysteria does more harm and no good.
As for recidivism, which was our original topic, you said in your 01/02/10 comment: "it is closer to 97% and those are just the ones who get caught". So you were referring to those who get caught when you made that claim (which, if we are honest with ourselves, is really all we have. We cannot measure intangibles. If we could, we might find that being attracted to post-pubescent, fully developed individuals of ANY age is completely normal human behavior). Going by the numbers in this source: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=497, recidivism is about 5%. I won't vouch for their accuracy, but it certainly sounds a lot more plausible than 97%. Thank you for being open to discussion. I respect your point of view, even if we disagree.
I don't disagree with the death penalty. I do think it should be left for extreme cases (serial killers, serial violent rapists, etc). I believe every case should be looked at individually, which is my main issue with this: it's jail and registration for everyone, all lumped up in one list, regardless of their "crime". Teenagers who had consensual sex with each other get put in the same list as a violent rapist. And while I agree that a 13yo and an 18yo is a "problem", I still don't believe (and I think you'll agree) that said "problem" is reason enough to ruin the kid's life. I know when I was 18 I made some pretty stupid decisions. Surely you did too. You don't honestly think an 18yo deserves to be made a pariah for life for being young and stupid and not realizing that that girl he liked, who looks 17 was really 13, do you?
I am not mistaken - I do not have any problem with consensual sex between adults or even teens - so long as there is not a big age discrepancy ie: a 13 year old with an 18 year old - that is a problem - and most do reoffend and have offended for YEARS before they get caught and treatment programs do not work - my information is not from articles or websites - it is from my personal experience as a lawyer for kids who have been abused and neglected - OFF TO JAIL - and in cases of stranger rape with a weapon it is time to bring back the death penalty - I guess you will not agree but that is ok - at least you are paying attention to the issue and engaging in a discussion which is more then most people are willing to do around this topic
You are very passionate on this topic, so there's probably not much anyone can say to change your mind, but you are sadly mistaken. 97%?? Do you not see how absurd that sounds? You probably read that in a website someplace, written by someone as passionate as you. It doesn't make it true. There are websites that put the number at 8%, others at 12% or 14%. Which one of them is right? You can't really ever know, but considering that the vast majority of sex offenders are just that, and NOT "repeat offenders" or "sexual predators" (classifications that you obtain through recidivism), your assumption becomes baseless. Furthermore, close to 40% of "sex offenders" became so as teenagers or early twenties for having consensual sex with other teenagers. I can understand if you are not comfortable with that behavior, but no one in their right mind can say that those individuals deserve to be in jail for life, or have their lives ruined.
in most states consensual sex between a 16 yr old and an 18 year old is consensual and not a crime - reciidicivism rates for sex offenders is MUCH higher then 3% I think it is closer to 97% and those are just the ones who get caught - just because a victim is in the family does not mean that the crime is any less of a crime - I totally and completely disagree with you - google sex offenders in your area - there are 100's - many do not register and treatment programs DO NOT WORK - sex offenders need to go to jail and never be released - thank you for reading my article
Otherwise, the 18 year old who has sex with his 16 year old girlfriend is a sex offender, and in your opinion should be put in jail for life. I hope this isnt your son.
Kate, hate the crime, not the person.
Kate,
I don't know if you are speaking due to personal trauma, but not a word of what you wrote is true. First off, the recidivism rate for a sex offender is less than 3 percent nationwide. Most offenders do not reoffend.
Therapy is very productive. Most sex offenders, after their prison terms, must complete therapy with a therapist who specializes in sex offenders.
Watch the news, most cases are prosecuted. Yes, some are plea bargained down, usually to protect the child. Other times the case is weak, because the child does not remember details, and it is the only way a prosecutor can get a conviction.
The way you described how a sex offender "works", which is called a grooming process, usually doesn't go that way. 96 percent of all sex offenses happen in the home, either by a family member or someone very close to the family. Yes, there are exceptions, as in John Couey, but not all sex offenders are that way.
Sex offenders are humans too. Otherwise, the 18 year